Daniel Wallace

Bio: Writer and illustrator Daniel Wallace was born and raised in Birmingham, AL, and lives in Chapel Hill, NC, where he writes short, sweet, and funny books about strange mythological things that happen in the American South. His stories have been published in several literary journals and his drawings have appeared on everything from T-shirts to magnets. In 1998, he… More Bio: Writer and illustrator Daniel Wallace was born and raised in Birmingham, AL, and lives in Chapel Hill, NC, where he writes short, sweet, and funny books about strange mythological things that happen in the American South. His stories have been published in several literary journals and his drawings have appeared on everything from T-shirts to magnets. In 1998, he published his first novel, Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions, which was made into a movie by Tim Burton in 2003. Wallace's other books include Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King: A Novel. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi